Chapter Seventy-One: Wang Zhi, Wang Zhi!
Chang Feng returned to the Wainz Outer Mansion.
Xu Fatzi, Shi Wenyi and others were busy hanging red silk and red belts.
Chang Feng asked, "What about Gonggong Liu?" β
Xu Fatzi replied: "Father-in-law Liu is in the pigeon house in the backyard." β
Chang Feng came to the pigeon room and happened to bump into Liu Jin releasing a carrier pigeon.
Chang Feng said: "Father-in-law Liu, I thought about it, I borrowed Grandpa Huaien's mansion as a new house, you should send a letter to his old man." β
Liu Jin said with a smile: "The carrier pigeon I released just now was tied to the leg with the news of your marriage. β
"There is also the news of the prince's wedding on the twenty-eighth day of the first month."
"His old man received these two news in Nanjing, and he may not know how happy he will be."
At the same time, two thousand miles away from the Nanjing Tomb of Xiaoling. In a somewhat dilapidated house, an old man, a young man, and a doll were sitting and eating.
The old man is Wynne, and the doll is Sugar Candy.
The young man looked like he was twenty-six or seventeen years old. Dressed in white, his demeanor is elegant, and his clothes are fluttering.
Who would have thought that this handsome young man was a generation of powerful eunuchs who once covered the sky in the court, Wang Zhi!
In the thirteenth year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi established the West Factory, "killed the demon fox", won the favor of the saint, and when the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, he was only sixteen years old.
Wang Zhi poured a glass of wine for Huai En, and said with emotion: "Who would have thought that the first traitor in the world and the first virtuous eunuch in the world would meet in Xiaoling because they were demoted. β
"Who would have thought that on the early spring night of Jinling, when the stars are scarce and the black magpie flies south, the two former sworn enemies will drink and talk happily?"
Huai En smiled: "It's true that you are the first traitor in the world, but I can't afford to be a 'virtuous eunuch'." β
In Wang Zhi's eyes, a hint of pride suddenly flashed: "However, it is I, the first traitorous eunuch, who led the army to conquer the Jurchens three times and the Tatars twice." Five wins in five battles! β
"It's me, the traitor, who promoted Wang Yue, the first general of the Chenghua Dynasty!"
"It's me, the traitor, who saved the famous minister Qin Hong!"
"It's me, a traitorous eunuch, Corporal Lixian, who cares about the thatched house. promoted Yang Jizong, the world's first Qing official! β
Wynne retracted his smile and was speechless for a moment. Although he was a mortal enemy, he knew that the exploits that Wang Zhi had just said were all facts.
People, there is no black and white.
The bastard things that Wang Zhi did when he was in power are difficult to write in the official history and wild history. But little is said about his exploits.
Wang Zhi had outstanding military talents. He conscripted the Jurchens three times, causing the Jurchens to "wash their faces with tears when they heard that Wang Gonggong was coming, and they were waiting to be killed".
He twice conquered the Tatars, and led his cavalry deep into the hinterland of the steppe to attack the Tatar tribes. It can be called a trumpet Huo Qu's disease.
Wang Zhi promoted and reused Wang Yue. recommended Wang Yue to be the first trilateral general system of the Ming Dynasty. During the period when Wang Yue was in charge of the fortress defense, he fought so that foreigners did not dare to covet it.
Wang Yue also became the only three civil officials in the Ming Dynasty to be knighted for their military exploits, and the other two were Wang Ji and Wang Yangming in later generations.
After Wang Zhi lost power and was demoted, Wang Yue was also dismissed.
Corporal Wang Zhilixian. He learned that Yang Jizong, the prefect of Jiaxing, was a talented politician and an honest official. He personally went to visit him as the governor of the West Factory.
Yang Jizong was unruly, very arrogant, and unwilling to make friends with eunuchs. Wang Zhi went three times in a row, but he was closed.
With Wang Zhi's status, if he holds a grudge and takes revenge for personal gain, Yang Jizong's official will definitely come to an end.
However, Wang Zhi not only did not retaliate, but vigorously recommended Yang Jizong in front of Emperor Chenghua.
Yang Jizong was exceptionally promoted to the envoy of Zhejiang, and then promoted to the governor of Yunnan. Later, he was honored by the world as "the first Qing official in the world".
The famous minister Qin Hong impeached Wang Zhi for several years. Almost every month, he recites several of Wang's crimes.
However, when Qin Hong was slandered by King Qingcheng and imprisoned. It was Wang Zhi who repaid his grievances with virtue, used the power of Xichang, found evidence, and cleared Qin Hong's guilt.
It is said that after Qin Hongguan was reinstated, Wang Zhixiao went to Emperor Chenghua with a smile and praised Qin Hong as the first virtuous feudal territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Chenghua was embarrassed, and took out a recital from his sleeve - it was the recital of Qin Honggang's impeachment of Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi only said one sentence: "Virtuous people do not avoid enemies." β
Counting these piles and events carefully, who can say that Wang Zhi is a person covered in pitch black, without a little white?
There was silence at the dinner table.
Tangtang broke the silence, she threw a large shrimp into her mouth, and said as she chewed, "Although I don't understand what Brother Wang said, it sounds very powerful." β
Wang Zhi touched Tangtang's little head.
Wynne said, "But you can't deny it. During your reign, you persecuted hundreds of loyal and virtuous people. β
Wang Zhi said-for-tat: "In your opinion, they are loyal and good." In my opinion, they are rotten! β
Huai En said: "Could it be that Liu Daxia is also a corrupt Confucian?" β
Wang Zhi said angrily: "He is not a corrupt Confucian, he is a great talent. But he's the No. 1 bastard in the sky! Did he burn the drawings of Zheng He's treasure ship? β
"If the drawings are still there, I can convince the emperor to build an invincible sailor. How can there be a plague on the southeast coast? β
Huaien said: "What about Ma Wensheng? He's a bastard too? The first time he was removed from office, was it because you participated in his impeachment? β
Wang Zhi smiled slyly: "Ma Wensheng." A military wizard indeed. β
"I joined him and asked the emperor to dismiss his officials in order to sharpen his will...... Forget it, I won't pretend. I joined him purely because he didn't have the same temper as me. β
"It's the first time I've seen a donkey that's more stubborn than me! In the court, he and I can only keep one. β
After speaking, Wang Zhi poured himself a glass and drank it all: "Today's wine has drunk a little bit of green plum boiled wine and the meaning of heroes." β
Huai En smiled: "We are all degraded Si Xiang Fengyu now, and the grievances in the court are all fleeting." β
Wang Zhi shook his head: "You were demoted for a while. I was relegated to the first life. β
"Just Shang Ming, the three brothers of the Wan family, those idiots. Can they fight the prince? β
"Sooner or later, you will return to Beijing and serve as the prime minister."
Wynne said, "Well, then I'll borrow your auspicious words." β
Wang Zhi suddenly knelt down for Huaien.
Wynne asked, "What are you doing here?" β
Wang Zhidao: "In my life, I am only sorry for one person, that is, Wang Yue." He is an official position that I have implicated and lost. β
"Wang Yue is handsome, you know it very well in your heart. I beg you, when you return to Beijing to take power, reactivate Wang Yue...... For the sake of Daming. β
Wynne said, "Hurry up. I promise you. β
After Wang straightened up, he drank more than a dozen glasses in a row, and his face was drunk.
Wang Zhi laughed wildly and said: "I was demoted because I did what I could never do with the three elder of the paper paste, Shang Ming, Liang Fang, Li Zi Province, the three brothers of the Wan family, and you Huai'en." β
"You were jealous, so you joined forces and tricked me together."
After venting, Wang Zhi raised his glass to the bright moon in the sky, and sang generously and sadly: "When is the bright moon, ask the wine to the sky." I don't know the heavenly palace, what year is it tonight? β
"I want to go back by the wind, but I am afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the high place is unbearable. Dance to figure out how the shadow seems to be in the world. β
A warm breeze blowing in the early spring of the south of the Yangtze River blew, and the young Wang Zhi's white clothes fluttered, like a madman......